OHSAA State Tournament Top Perfomers 2023 Division II
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Division II saw Common foe Gilmour Academy and Columbus Bishop Hartley. Hartley fell in the semi to Gilmour and eventual champion, Mercy McAuley defeated Marlington. Mercy wins, defeating Gilmore in a 5 set thriller; 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 16-14 winning…
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Continue ReadingDivision II saw Common foe Gilmour Academy and Columbus Bishop Hartley. Hartley fell in the semi to Gilmour and eventual champion, Mercy McAuley defeated Marlington. Mercy wins, defeating Gilmore in a 5 set thriller; 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 16-14 winning its first state championship.
Stand-out players from Mercy include a powerful offense that was spread pretty evenly in the semi with Sophia Adkins Sophia Adkins 6'0" | OH Mercy McAuley | 2024 State #71 Nation OH ( Providence Commit, and Tri-State Elite . Athlete, with 11) Elly Drake (14) Caroline Moore Caroline Moore 5'11" | RS Mercy McAuley | 2025 State OH (Oakland University, and Tri-State Elite Athlete, with 10) and Ashley Sess Ashley Sess 6'2" | MB Mercy McAuley | 2025 State OH ( Uncommitted, Tri-State Elite Athlete with 11) all tallying respective kills. Their leader in assisting them was Maria Drapp Maria Drapp 5'9" | S Mercy McAuley | 2024 State OH (Bradley commit and Tri-State Elite Athlete ) tallying 43 assists. The same on the defensive side as well, as Mercy tallied an almost equal balance on first contact; Adkins (12), Ruby Klusman Ruby Klusman 5'9" | OH Mercy McAuley | 2024 State OH (Morehead State commit, and (11), and Drapp with 11. Leading the way was Emma Adkins Emma Adkins 5'11" | DS/L Mercy McAuley | 2026 State OH with 21. In the final, three leaders in kills from Klusman, Moore, and Sophia Adkins Sophia Adkins 6'0" | OH Mercy McAuley | 2024 State #71 Nation OH , Drapp leading the way again with 46 assists. Emma Adkins Emma Adkins 5'11" | DS/L Mercy McAuley | 2026 State OH , ( Uncommitted, Tri-State Elite Athlete, led the way in digs again with 23.
From Gilmour,
Three leaders in the semi, Aubrey Anders Aubrey Anders 6'1" | OH Gilmour Academy | 2025 State OH (Colgate Commit, and AVC volleyball athlete with 10 ) Marlie Davis Marlie Davis 5'11" | OH Gilmour Academy | 2025 State OH (7), and Maria Flynn Maria Flynn 6'0" | OH Gilmour | 2024 State OH (Uncommitted Rock City Athlete with 9) all close numbers in kills. The offense was led by Ella Jackson Ella Jackson 5'7" | S Gilmour Academy | 2025 State OH ( Uncommitted, Eastside Cleveland Volleyball Athlete) with 23 assists and Brie Habeeb (Uncommited, CVC athlete) with 11 Out of system assists. Ella Jackson Ella Jackson 5'7" | S Gilmour Academy | 2025 State OH Led the way with 12 digs. In the final, Anders added 9 kills, Kayla Channell Kayla Channell 6'2" | MB Gilmour Academy | 2025 State #114 Nation OH (Uncommited, AVC athlete) with 11, Davis with 13. Ella Jackson Ella Jackson 5'7" | S Gilmour Academy | 2025 State OH led the way with a strong tally of 42 assists, and 9 digs. Brie Habeeb with 19 digs.
Key players from Bishop Hartley include; Kaylee Musick Kaylee Musick 6'1" | S Bishop Hartley | 2024 State #112 Nation OH (FIU commit and Mintonette Sports athlete) with 7 kills and 6 assists, and Mallory Matheny Mallory Matheny 5'11" | S Bishop Hartley | 2026 State OH ( Uncommitted, Mintonette Sports athlete with 9 assists. Karah O’Malley (Uncommitted, Rogue Athlete) added a team-high 12 digs.
Key players from Marlington include; Kill leaders, Giana Bogunovich ( Uncommited, Infinity athlete (8) Chelsea Evanich( A Seton Hill Basketball Commit with 7) Layne Graffice Layne Graffice 5'9" | OH Marlington | 2025 State OH with 9. Setting them in the semi was from soloist Janelle Swisher (Uncommitted, Infinity Athlete) with 23 assists. Jacsyn Hilliard Jacsyn Hilliard 5'5" | DS/L Marlington | 2025 State OH led the defensive side with 16 digs.